Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries on Saturday offered financial rewards of N91 million to its members who earned first class grades from different universities across the country.
The General Overseer of MFM, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, made the announcement in Lagos at the monthly live broadcast programme of the church, tagged, “Power Must Change Hands,”.
He said 180 first class graduates in the 2014 academic year and two others who received NYSC Presidential honours after completing the National Youth Service Corps would get N500,000 each.
Olukoya said the first class honours award, which started with 12 students, had risen to 180 and explained that it was meant to encourage hard work among students.
He said the award was put in place to reward members of MFM who were dedicated to their academic work, while also creating time to serve the Almighty God.
Mrs. Shade Olukoya, a pastor, with Prof. Bamitale Omole Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, presented the award to the recipients.
Omole lauded the recipients for their dedication to their academic works and also serving God.
He commended the students for making themselves, families, and the church of God proud through their hard work.
Omole urged the recipients to appreciate the grace of God upon their lives and noted that many of their peers who started with them could not complete their courses for different reasons.
He called on other churches to emulate MFM by encouraging hardworking students through similar awards.
NAN
Olukoya said the first class honours award, which started with 12 students, had risen to 180 and explained that it was meant to encourage hard work among students.
He said the award was put in place to reward members of MFM who were dedicated to their academic work, while also creating time to serve the Almighty God.
Mrs. Shade Olukoya, a pastor, with Prof. Bamitale Omole Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, presented the award to the recipients.
Omole lauded the recipients for their dedication to their academic works and also serving God.
He commended the students for making themselves, families, and the church of God proud through their hard work.
Omole urged the recipients to appreciate the grace of God upon their lives and noted that many of their peers who started with them could not complete their courses for different reasons.
He called on other churches to emulate MFM by encouraging hardworking students through similar awards.
“The award is worthy of emulation, I urge other households of faith to follow MFM steps to encourage hard work,” he said.
NAN
Nice one
ReplyDeleteDts so really nice of them.God bless u guys
Delete#nothankyoui'llratherbeselfmade
Dats my G.O!This is wat churches are suppose to do,nt using members money to buy expensive private jets m sending their kids abroad while their members hunger
ReplyDeleteI sent you a mail correcting the figure so u don't post erroneously.. It's 108 students and d figure is not up to 91m
ReplyDeleteOh Jeez! Media can so hype things. They were 108 students and it started with 19. Besides HND students were given 300k. Now i should sieve whatever news i find in the media. Anyways, Kudos to our ever n able daddy G.O. His deeds are worth emulating.
ReplyDeleteAm a member of MFM and I witnessed it.. it was actually 91 million, and even HND received same amount which is 500k for each of dem...and dey were 180... so Linda is so correct... get ur fact rights... fool...
DeleteYou are the most misinformed person that ever existed and a bigger fool at that. If you are a member of mfm how come u weren't at the power must change hands and why are u misinforming the public that 500k was equally awarded to HND holders instead of 300k? Go get ur facts right mr:/mrs know it all.
DeleteYou are a more misinformed fool to say the HND holders were giving the same amount of 500k as the BSc holders. FYI HND holders received 300k each.
DeleteHND was 300k ooo..b.sc 500k please this is a public platform get ur facts right
DeleteThe first anonymous never said twasnt 91million.the only wrong this was d number dat started with d first class.linda it was 19 he said not 12.180 first class.2 presidential honours and 300k for poly distinction. The only incorrect thing here is d numbers of d first time he started nd she dint include the polytechnics .dats all
DeleteJust numbers 19,108 first class,500 eack 2 nysc,500 each....300k for distinction poly
DeleteIf you really attended, you will know HND received 300k.
DeleteGood to know they dont only pray but also apreciates those that go the extra mile to burn midnight candles kudos
ReplyDeleteMost times when we walk into big malls, boutiques, supermarkets, we never question their prices. We pay exactly what we see on the price tags and even hand out tips to the staff.
But the moment we are out of these shops and want to buy banana, our bargaining game gets off to the roof. Poor widow with 12 hungry children at home tells you banana is N100. She even takes out her time to explain how difficult it was for her to even buy it, how the economy is so tough.
But we insist that if it's not N50, we are not paying. Some of us even step back into our cars and make to drive away. But because 'half bread is better chin chin', this woman is forced to call you back and sell to you at little or no gain. In her heart, she cries, she's worried about how she'll survive with her children. She silently reassures herself that 'It's well.
God will definitely provide.'' While you happily chop the luscious banana. Take some seconds out and think about this, guys. Please don't bargain hard with small vendors like this. They do business not to buy designer bags, Gucci shoes but to LIVE and EAT!
Awwwwwww... This is really deep. Food for thought and am so guilty of this. Going forward is change. linda should make this a post. God help us all
DeleteGood one
ReplyDeleteThat's a true man of God .May God continue to bless and prosper u and ur family !love u so much.
ReplyDeleteThis really nice...God bless Him in abundantly...
ReplyDeleteNigeria Churches oooooooooooooooo, The award is in fact very good, but what is the source of the 91 million. Obviously it can't just fall from heaven, basically Tithes from 2% rich and 98% struggling members of the church, #smh, just thinking outside the box
ReplyDeleteIt could be the church's money and it could be the man's money. Do your research on Dr D.K.Olukoya. He's also a first class graduate and he's made his money not from church business. So you may never know...
DeleteMay God heal you of the stupidity you have just displayed. Nothing can ever satisfy your kind.
DeleteAre you for real? That's my G.O you talking to. FYI MFM members are not poor. Cos we serve the GOD of D.K Olukoya. So be warned
Deletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
ReplyDelete.
I sure say na true abeg.... This is naija so am saying this is a make up story no doubt..
.
.
***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
Shut up....try and believe for once!!atolee
DeleteAm an mfm member I was there
DeleteNever missed power must change hands
And its true.pls y d insult?
How can u believe when your name is 'dreamz'...things cant be real to you.....always in the dreaming realm....
DeleteOk! Na part of their sch fees dem give bck o!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Keep it up,homies....at least I can see where all that tithe money is going?
ReplyDeleteAwww so nice may God bless him more.
ReplyDelete91m? 19 or 91m
ReplyDeleteThis is laudable. May God increase His church as we encourage godliness and excellence in Jesus name
ReplyDeleteYes,i was at d program yesterday....my Father in the Lord is doing everything in his power to encourage the youth cos he doesn't want them to be wasted....May God continue to strengthen him
ReplyDeletedats my church
ReplyDeleteVery nice of them
ReplyDeleteMay GOD bless my father in Lord Dr.D.K olukoya I love him so much mfm is my church for life I an my family have be so bless by mountain of fire and miracle minister mfm mfm is my church
ReplyDeleteYes oh! My GO so point! Bless u sir!
ReplyDeleteGod bless for the help. I like good news like this.
ReplyDeletena so,dem dey give back,after them collect from people,its all Gods work!
ReplyDeleteLinda na 108 students oh. 500k each which is 51m not 91. Watched it in one of their branches in London yesterday.
ReplyDeleteIs nice to encourage youths like that.
Thank God for dem
ReplyDeleteTHE IDPs need help toooo. Some were members of MFM
ReplyDeleteThousands of their members are likey
ReplyDeletelanguishing in poverty,yet money is splashed on
those who already find themselves in a socially
strategic position.This is the least Jesus and
the Apostle Paul would have done if they were
on Earth today.They encouraged assisting the
weak,and not those who are strong.-Acts
20:35
Why publish it in the pages of the dailies?
Matthew 6:1-4 1 “Be careful not to practice
your righteousness in front of others to be
seen by them. If you do, you will have no
reward from your Father in heaven.
2 “So when you give to the needy, do not
announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites
do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be
honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have
received their reward in full.
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let
your left hand know what your right hand is
doing,4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret,will reward you.
One thing I know for sure is as humble as that man is he will never go to the media to publish what he is giving. He is my benefactor. Aside this do you know how many youth he pays their bills...you really need to do a thorough research on the man.
Delete@Vicky Darl Please be informed that MFM never asked for it to be published in the newspapers. The newspapers carried the news on their own just as Linda also carried it on her own on this blog. Even if there are many people suffering in the world today, that doesnt mean that we should not reward excellence. Afterall, some NGOs also grant scholarship to first class students. The students that were rewarded were people that diligently served the church and also served God. That was the pastor's little way of saying thank you and also encouraging youths to read hard and come out with excellent grades. The bible says dont judge so that you will not be judged. I will advise you to mind the way you judge men of God so that the wrath of God dont come upon you
Delete@Vicky Darl please dont say what you dont know. The church also takes care of the poor. They have ministries that take care of the poor. The have the Welfare Ministry, Prison ministry, Ministry to drug addiction, Ministry that preaches to prostitute etc and a whole lot more.
DeleteHmm.
DeleteI no no say u get sense like this o.
WORD!!!
You are just one hypocrite who doesn't even understand the scripture she studies. The essence of the award is to encourage youths to take dr academics seriously, while they conscientiously serve God. It's not some charity donation. How dn will others be inspired if it's not in the news? Besides, common sense should dictate to u that a man who gave so much just to inspire excellent youths would have also given immeasurably to the needy,but then u wouldn't know cos he doesn't need to make dt public. What however inspired me most about the award is more that majority of the recipients were stdts who finished from private universities founded by other churches. That, to me is a great man of God.
DeleteOde! They didn't pay for the publicity. NAN just published it on their own. Some Nigerians always complaining. If he used the money to buy an expensive bullet proof car, you will talk, if he doesn't, you will talk. That is why to succeed in life, never listen to people, they would lead you astray.
DeleteThanks so much for being very polite in your writeup. This is exactly how I feel about his action. You just wrote my mind.
Deleteanty thousands of ur generation will languish in poverty....u will never be celebrated bcoz its obvious ur a bitter critique who assumed the wrong thing at the wrong time....may God have mercy on ur soul
DeleteGreat deal.... should those w/o education b left out..... everyone shouldn't b judged by exams.
ReplyDeleteCool
ReplyDeleteNice one
ReplyDeleteHe awarded to 108 students yesterday and not 180.
ReplyDeleteHe awarded 108 students not 180.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you sir
ReplyDeleteI love this man. He's a true man of God. Can't forget his Dancers at the Gate of Death message. God bless you sir
DeleteWow! That's encouraging....
ReplyDeleteNice One
ReplyDeletes this truly the way to encourage others to serve God?????? What about the less privileged! That have no means of even feeding or clothing or accommodating themselves. Not to talk of education. Hmm! This is not what the Holy Bible indicates , O ye rich 'men of God'
ReplyDeleteMadam, e b like say u b less privileged. We will pray for u. Have u sat down to think abt this ya critic at all?! No one person or organisation can solve all d probs of d world. Wht abt all those brilliant graduates who are at home with no form of encouragement or job? Do u realize Wht they must have gone thru in sch? Now someone has decided to do his part and u are making noise. If u are nt less privileged, do ya part and leave d rest!
Delete@AdenikeYA or whatever u call yourself. The bible says dont judge so that you too will not be judged. The church has ministries that care for the poor. They have the "Welfare Ministry", "We Care Ministry", "Prison Ministry", "Drug Addiction Ministry", "Ministry for Coversion of prostitutes" and many more so dont say what you dont know.
DeleteAt least he has blessed some lives! He is not the only man of God in Nigeria. What are the others doing? What have u done in ur own little sphere of influence? Hypocrite.
Deleteyes oh dats my church proud of u G.O.
ReplyDeleteWhen u do a good thing , people will applaud and why some will act like they never see or hear.......if na pant and bra they use snap pix put here u go see plenty comment ...,this what is expected from our churches not the other way round.......me still they talk am say all those churches that build private university and make expensive school aren't doing the right thing.......believe or nor believe I just speak the truth....my pastor I rep u till Jesus come.....I learn a lot from ur preaching today....thank u sir...our 70 day fasting is starting tomorrow, if u wanna experience breakthrough and participate tell me I can get u a copy of the booklet that contain prayers ... Thank u all
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S MY CHURCH!
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S MY G.O! GOD BLESS DR D K OLUKOYA AND HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY ... IN JESUS NAME
BIA THAT BAD BELE ANONYMOUS @ 11.20AM SO WHAT IF IT'S 108 AND NOT 180 AWARDEES?
TO NITPICK LIKE THAT YOU MUST BE A WHITE GARMENT - CELESTIAL OR CHERUBUM PERSON!
ABI YOU WERE RUSTICATED FOR MARINE / CULT ACTIVITES OR CRASHLANDED AS YOU SOJOURNED IN THE NIGHT?
BACK OFF! AND BE THANKFUL TO THE BLESSED HARDWORKING STUDENTS THAT GOD HAS HONOURED BEFORE THE WHOLE WORLD!
@Anonymous 1:44PM hahahahaha....you are so funny. No mind those yeye cele people and marine witchcraft idiots. Them think say we nor know. Is it a bad thing to reward people for hardwork? Moreover, the church has a welfare department that takes care of the poor. Apart from rewarding hardwork, they also take care of the poor.
DeleteMust u comment on anything posted here,u said he isn't helping the needy/less privileged....Do u attend Mfm,only those who attends d church can say to that.....i am a member and I know of the numerous good things he has done compare to those that collect ur tithe and offering for private jets.....God have mercy
ReplyDeleteLinda pls take note for further publications! Pastor Shade Olukoya as the name indicates is the wife of the General Overseer of our church pls not just a pastor*kapish*??? That's our Mummy GO please ooo. Secondly, the BSc Holders where given 500k respectively while the HND holders where given 300k respectively. E ga dikwa very careful Linda with your misinformation. # Ada G.O, yellow paw paw#
ReplyDeleteNice one,
ReplyDelete#Dankwata
Wow that's awesome, great concept
ReplyDeleteDat is my G.O,#GRIN
ReplyDelete#*Karlishah*
May God bless u papa, u are worthy of emulation, more grace sir. I tap into ur grace daddy GO
ReplyDeleteDaddy tank u sir!
ReplyDeleteGod will continue to increase ur ministry. Mountain Top University will commence soonest even the poor will afford it. No outrageous bills. Watch out for its commencement. My GO God bless ur family n U. We re very proud of u.
ReplyDeleteHalleluyah
ReplyDeleteBaba u too much
ReplyDeletePEOPLE JUST COME HERE AND OPEN THEIR BIG MOUTH AND TALK RUBBISH. NIGERIANS DONT KNOW HOW TO APPRECIATE GOOD THINGS. THAT'S WHY PEOPLE DONT LIKE HELPING THEM. WHO TOLD YOU THAT ALL THOSE THAT MADE FIRST CLASS ARE FROM RICH HOMES? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CHURCH MEMBERS THE GO SPONSORS AND PAY THEIR SCHOOL FEES? THE CHURCH HAS A WELFARE DEPARTMENT THAT TAKES CARE OF THE LESS PRIVILLEGE. SO IF YOUR CHILD GRADUATES WITH A FIRST CLASS, ARE YOU SAYING YOU WILL NOT GIVE HIM A PRESENT TO ENCOURAGE HIM JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE LESS PRIVILLEGE AND POOR PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY? HOW MANY LESS PRIVILLEGE CAN YOU AFFORD TO HELP EVEN IF YOU WANT TO HELP? DO THE BEST YOU CAN DO AND LEAVE THE REST TO GOD. SOME PEOPLE JUST REASON WITH THEIR ANUS AND NOT WITH THEIR BRAINS. SMTCHEW
ReplyDeleteI will advise people that comment on this blog to please do your personal research on any issue first before commenting on this blog so that you dont look stupid and ignorant. Who told you that the GO does not take care of the poor. They dont only take care of the poor, they also take care of drug addicts, prisoners etc. So dont say what you dont know and stop judging people wrongly.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that we have a lot of poor people in the society today, does that mean that we should not reward excellence? The fact is, how many of those poor people can you possible help??
ReplyDeleteThere are many first class graduates that still roam the streets without a job. So what is wrong with encouraging them with a token to start something instead of roaming the streets and using their intelligent brains to do 419 fraud?
ReplyDeleteFor those criticising the reward for excellence, if we dont encourage our youths, they will end up using their first class intelligent brains to do 419 and commit attrocities in the society because some of them may not get good jobs immediately. They may even backslide from being a christian as a result of fraustration that they cant get a good job despite their first class degrees. I thank the Pastor of Mountain of Fire church for this excellent move. God will reward you sir.
ReplyDeleteWe all know that getting a job in this country is all about connections. Some people might graduate with a 3rd class degree and get a fantastic job just because their parents are rich and well connected. But some first class graduates may not get jobs on time just because they dont have connections or anybody to help them. So i dont see anything wrong with the GO encouraging these youths so that they dont end up jobless after graduating with such high grades just because they dont have the connections to get a good job.
ReplyDeleteMost of those youths trekking up and down for politicians were graduates. If they had good jobs, do u think they will have the time to be trekking up and down for politicians? You people have seen someone that is encouraging the youths with some money to start off a small business and you are complaining. You can never please Nigerians. They will always complain. Nigerians grow up.
ReplyDeleteWhen Nigeria won the world cup, the footballers received a lot of money and gifts from different organisations and filantropists. There were lots of poor people in the society but yet the Nigerian footballers were rewarded with huge money for hardwork. There is absolutely nothing wrong with rewarding hardwork and excellence. It only encourages you to do more and stay out of commiting crimes
ReplyDeleteWhere does he get 91m from? Im sure its frm tithes from poor ones who are blind to study the bible and knw the origin of tithes paying and if its stil apply to Christians today
ReplyDeleteu are very stupid....whr do oda pastors get jet from? i hope u really know the origin of paying tithe and r not here blaspheming the word of God
DeleteThe way you know genuine men of God is they way they criticise them just as they criticised Jesus in the bible. If you have not been criticised, then you have not started. Ride on GO. You have done well
ReplyDelete@inem jackson ignorance is a disease. I hope u are not reading your bible upside down? Tithe and offerings are not compulsory oh. It is not by force. If you want prosperity and you want God to rebuke the devourers for your sake, pay your tithe but if you dont want God to rebuke the devourers for your sake, dont pay. Also if you want to steal 10% from God, dont pay tithe. It is as simple as that. It is in the bible. I did not write it in the bible neither did pastors write it. Nobody has ever forced anybody to pay tithe. It is a free-will. Do u think all the money that they use to buy all the church buildings and money to maintain the churches fell from heaven or maybe pastors have a tree where they pluck money from? Of course it is the money that u and i give to the church that they use to maintain the church. Be wise and stop reasoning like someone that is spiritually dull.
ReplyDelete@inem jackson do u think all d money used in buying church buildings and money for the maintainance of the church fell from heaven? Of course it is the money that u and i give to church that is used to maintain the church. So i dont understand why u are refering to the tithes of poor people here. Is it only poor people that attend the church? What about the tithe of the rich? Those poor people that you are talking about are becoming rich everyday because they pay their tithes if u listen to testimonies. There is a blessing attached to tithe in the bible. I did not write the bible neither did the pastors write the bible. I only obey the words of the bible and it works for me. Nobody forces anybody to pay tithe. It is a free-will. If u want to be blessed pay your tithe, if you dont want to be blessed, dont pay. It is as simple as that. So stop talking ignorantly here. I hope u are not reading your bible upside down??
ReplyDelete@Vicky Darl, don't just come up here and twist the scripture to judge people. It is the media that is spreading the news and not Dr. DK Olukoya nor MFM. This is absolute show of kindness and love. People should be rewarded for excellence. If one of your brothers or sisters were among the beneficiaries would u have come up here to castigate or criticize? Please appreciate anything that is good.
ReplyDeleteI was at the PMCH Programme on Saturday........God bless Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya and entire MFM members.
ReplyDelete